 Gemini Full Moon, 2015

To whose temple the Arch is starlit, In whose temple the Sun is the image of gold, To whose temple the Moon goes every month And brings the message out every Full-Moon, And whose message the Moon sings as a word of sixteen letters, His religion I belong to, His temple I visit, His name I utter, His glory I live in. To Him I offer the lotus of my day, To Him I offer the lotus of my night.

These seed thoughts from the Spiritual Psychology meditations of Dr. Ekkirala Krishnamacharya give the note for the Lunar Messenger of the Circle of Good Will. The moon is the reflective principle and symbol of the mind. When pure and calm, it reflects impressions from higher circles. Especially the time of the full moon is conducive for higher alignment, if we are poised enough. The alignment of the sun, moon and earth in the sky helps experience the magic of the light of the soul and its manifestation down to the physical. The Lunar Messenger is published every month in time for the full moon. It contains thoughts from the teachings of eternal wisdom. Its purpose is to inspire us to put them into practical life.

VISTAS OF WISDOM 31: AND THE MARUTS

The Element of Air tion of the pulsation in us. Only when we connect to these intelligences, they reveal themselves to us; because we The ‘Secret Doctrine’ describes the process of emergence are a microcosm and they are alive in us, too. The moment and of mergence of creation as the breath of the creator, we recognize them, they will respond to us and begin to Brahma. The impulse for creation emerging from the pure cooperate with us. Here, we try to recognize their im- existence causes the expansion of space which leads to the portance for our evolution and to approach their subtle unfoldment of creation as the exhalation of the creator. reality; however, their full beauty cannot be described His inhalation leads again to the dissolution of creation, to completely. the return into the cosmic person. This movement of ex- Vayu is the basis for the experience of any of the seven pansion and contraction happens according to the law of planes of existence. Vayu is not the air, but the principle pulsation existing in the whole cosmos. It is also described according to which the air moves in space. The element of as the fiery breaths of the creator. The Eastern wisdom air is regarded as the true lord of creation, as it directs the calls this breath Vayu, the cosmic intelligence of air. Vayu pulsation of life. In yoga, this air is considered to be the is the cause of the pulsation of life, which brings about force that can lift us to the highest plane, but it can also movement in space. blow us away, if we do not cooperate with it. In the Aquar- The first impulse for creation is called , the lord of ian Age related to the air element the power of air enables vibration and of the cosmic Will. On the supra-cosmic a particularly rapid evolution. The air element builds the plane Rudra appears as ; on the cosmic plane as Vayu, bridge between the individual consciousness and the oce- the airy or gaseous element. On the solar planes, the vi- anic consciousness. In the groups of the WTT we sing every brations of Vayu appear as seven winds called the Maruts, morning and evening the Vedic invocation "Samno and on the planetary planes as the sunrays. So the se- ..." There we greet the air and say, "Namaste Vayu, quence of their appearance is Rudra – Vayu – Marut. Rudra Twamewa Pratyaksham Brahmasi." This means: "O Lord of exists in the Maruts as the power of wind; therefore he is the Air, I offer myself to you. You are the only direct mani- also called the Wind God. festation of Brahman, the Absolute God. In fact, you are Vayu transforms the pulsation of the great breath into a the link between me and the Sun God." spatio-temporal pulsation. It makes the time cycles appear The cooperation with the wind element is very important. and gigantic periods are brought about: one breath of If the wind is favourable to us, the journey of the soul is Brahma consists of 14 Manvantaras (ages of the world). full of joy. It is helpful to invoke the source of the seven Each Manvantara consists of 72 Maha Yugas (great eons), winds and to familiarize ourselves with the meaning and and each Maha Yuga consists of 10 units, which form 4 the names of the seven Maruts, since the names carry a Yugas (4 Krita, 3 Treta, 2 Dwapara, and 1 Kali). sound aspect in themselves. It is said that by establishing H. P. Blavatsky gave out the wisdom of Vayu and the seven an order among them you achieve the power to establish Maruts. The knowledge is scattered in various writings. But order among human beings. we cannot understand what has been said in the books and not realize the connections until we work with the vibra- The Seven Maruts through the pulsating principle in the heart, the Samana Prana. Sama means balance, equilibrium. If we relate to The seven Maruts represent the sevenfold aspect of Vayu. the pulsating principle in the heart by observing our respi- They conduct the seven planes in man, the microcosm, and ration, we gain inner balance and equanimity. Samvaha also in the macrocosm. All pulsations exist in the super- also relates to the balance of food and drink and the soul which we meet in us on the seventh plane, the head change in our orientation from selfishness towards selfless- centre. The seventh and highest of the Maruts is Paravaha; ness. Thus, the energies of the Maruts ascend from the he is the pulsation of the super-soul. Para means beyond lower pole of Libra to the air of Gemini and finally reach and Vaha means carrier. VAM is the seed sound of the air the Aquarius-centre in the head. Samvaha leads to ascen- element. The pulsation of the individual soul is Parivaha, sion through the fifth Marut, Udvaha. Udvaha is related to the sixth of the Maruts, counted from below. The sixth the Udana Prana. Udvaha is the upward movement that plane in us is the seat of the soul, the Ajna centre. While can take us up through the spine. It also causes coughing, Paravaha permeates the entire universe, Parivaha perme- sneezing and belching. Udvaha leads vertically upwards ates our entire system and goes beyond. The Marut Pari- from the heart principle until it finally reaches the head vaha is connected to the electrical line on our forehead, centre. Therefore in yoga, the fourth Marut is of great which goes from the brow centre to the hairline and stands importance. When we reach the Ajna centre with Udvaha, for the higher sign of Aquarius. With the help of this Marut we meet Parivaha which is related to Vyana Prana. So we the soul moves up and down. can get in touch with the higher circles as well as with the In the body, the soul acts through pulsations which we lower circles; it leads to the penetration of all levels. know as the five Pranas - Prana, Apana, Samana, Udana There is a being on the Earth who carries all seven Maruts and Vyana. These five Pranas, together with the soul and in himself and who in Lemurian times came down to the the super-soul are connected to the seven Maruts. The Earth together with the Sons of Will to help humanity. He Maruts give the ability to move in all planes of existence is called Maruti; we know him as Hanuman. when we are in harmony with the Divine. The Birth of the Maruts The Three Lower Maruts Together, the Maruts are more powerful than the direc- Inhalation and exhalation are the grosser manifestations of tional intelligences, and even more powerful than , Prana and Apana; they are connected to the two Maruts the Lord of the East. In the Eastern Scriptures the birth of Avaha and Nivaha. We inhale through the force of the the seven Maruts is described in a poetic way, the deeper movement of Avaha, and we exhale through Nivaha. The meaning of it is only known to initiates: Kasyapa, the on- movement of inhalation goes from the nostrils via the brow looker of all, has two wives, Aditi, the Queen of Light, and centre to the navel. The movement of exhalation works in , the Queen of Darkness. In truth, there is only one the region below the diaphragm. Avaha means entering, woman who appears as day and as night. After Aditi had Nivaha means exiting, and Pravaha, the third of the lower given birth to the twelve Devas of radiation, Diti came to Maruts, means flow. These three Maruts are related to the Kasyapa at dusk and wanted a child by him which would be three lower etheric centres. They are of dual nature and stronger than the children of light. Kasyapa said, the time can cause chaos if they are not properly balanced. Like a would bring a power of destruction. However, Diti insisted. flood-stream carrying along dross and breaking the banks, A fiery energy entered into her womb. Kasyapa told her the winds of Pravaha can sweep us away. We then get into that she must follow strict rules during pregnancy and she a whirlpool of problems because we enter into situations agreed. When Indra saw that in Ditis womb grew a being with a misunderstanding, at the wrong time or under the dangerous for creation, he came to her and asked to serve wrong circumstances. We might start wrong and unhealthy her. When Diti once neglected her spiritual discipline and relationships with the other gender, get into mood swings while sleeping, Indra pierced into her womb. He did not and create problems through misunderstanding that make want to kill the being, but divided it into seven parts with us think that life appears to be not worth living. The his thunderbolt, in order to weaken its power. During the world, however, is beautiful. If we live as we should live, division they began to scream wildly. Indra said to them, then we can also experience the beauty of the world. The "Ma ruta" which means, "don’t scream". When the mother goal of the Masters of Wisdom is to express the kingdom of awoke, Indra told her not to curse him, he did it for the God on earth, and they live it as well. sake of creation. Her son would be more powerful than himself, and he would always be his friend. So the seven Maruts were born. Balance and Ascent The three lower Maruts must be brought into balance by Sources: K.P. Kumar: Lectures on Secret Doctrine 3: Maruths / the fourth Marut, Samvaha. The equilibrating air has its notes from seminars. The World Teacher Trust - Dhanishta, seat in the heart centre and extends to the solar plexus. Visakhapatnam, India (www.worldteachertrust.org) Samvaha is related to the fourth level, Buddhi, and acts

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